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Volume 3 Issue 5
CDA
at
W
ork
52
YEARS
I
t’s a CDA service used over 100,000 times
a day in Canada. But ask a member of your
dental team what they think of CDAnet and
you may be met with blank stares. But the
fact that dental offices might take CDAnet
for granted could be seen as evidence of its
enduring success and seamless integration
into Canadian dental practices. Since its
introduction in 1991, CDAnet has become an
indispensable part of the everyday workflow
involved in sending patients’ dental claims to
insurance companies.
Technically defined, CDAnet is “the
agreement between the dental profession
and the insurance carriers on the format
in which the information normally found
on dental claims will be forwarded to the
respective carrier electronically.” Practically
speaking, CDAnet opened the doors for
dentists to send patient insurance claims
electronically.
In 1987, three dentists conceived a plan to
develop CDAnet: Drs. Toby Gushue from
Newfoundland, Don Gutkin from Manitoba,
and Don MacFarlane from British Columbia.
Two years later, Dr. Bernie Dolansky from
Ontario joined the group. In interviews
with these men, it’s astonishing to realize
CDAnet
25 YEARS LATER
CDAnet benefits
almost all of us.
It’s time we say
thank you to
its founders.
Dr. Don
MacFarlane
Dr. Bernie
Dolansky
Dr. Toby
Gushue
Dr. Ray
Wenn
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The trailblazers of CDAnet were honoured
on the 25th anniversary of this service that
transformed Canadian dental offices.
(L. to r.) Dr. Toby Gushue, Dr. Don Gutkin,
Dr. Alastair Nicoll, CDA past-president,
Susan Matheson, CDAC past-director,
Dr. Bernie Dolansky, Dr. Don MacFarlane.
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